True or Flase
Illnesses
Prevention
Multiple Choice
100
T/F: A cold and a flu are the same thing
FALSE!
100
What causes your head to feel itchy?
Lice
100
What's the easiest way to protect yourself and others from getting sick?
Washing your hands!
100
When you're sick, you should:
a) Go to school
b) Stay home
c) Go to the park
B) Stay home
200
T/F: Illnesses spread by passing germs
TRUE!
200
What sickness causes you to be itchy everywhere and have little dots on your body?
Chicken Pox
200
When you cough or sneeze you should always:
Cover your mouth
200
Flu season is:
a) only in the winter
b) only in the summer
c) can happen any time of the year
c) Flus are more common in spring and fall but can still be caught any time of the year
300
T/F: Getting sick means you don't wash your hands
FALSE!
300
Can you pass a sickness before you even know you are sick?
Yes! Germs are still passable before you get symptoms, that is why washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze is so important!
300
Why do we clean our spaces and wipe our desks every day?
To get rid of the germs
300
How long should you wash your hands to make sure the germs are gone?
a) 30 seconds
b) 1 minute
c) 20 seconds
c) 20 seconds
400
T/F: To feel better you should force yourself to go to school
FALSE!
400
What sickness causes fever, coughing, sore throat, stuffy nose, headaches, body pain, and tiredness?
Flu!!
400
If you start feeling sick at school, you should:
Go see the nurse
400
What is the difference between a cold and the flu?
a) only one is contagious
b) flu has more symptoms
c) you only get a runny nose with a cold
b) The flu can have more, or even worse, symptoms than a cold
500
T/F: You can get sick any time of the year
TRUE!
500
What illness causes it to hurt when you swallow and your ears to feel clogged?
Strep Throat
500
How old do you have to be to be able to get your first flu shot?
6 months old!
500
HFM stands for:
a) Happy foot musical
b) Heart flu month
c) Hand, foot, mouth disease
c) Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease